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"CRUISE" off LP "About Face" (1984)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard
--Intro: clean guitar (doubled up)
C G F C Am G F C e|------------------0--3-|--5--------3-----|--8---8---7--5----|--5-------3-0---------|B|--1-------1-----3------|-------6------1--|---------------8--|-------6------1----3--|G|------0----------------|-----5-----------|----9-----7-------|-----5----------0--0--|D|----2-------2----------|--7--------------|------------------|--7-------------------|A|--3-----3--------------|-----------3-----|------------------|----------3-----------|E|----------------3------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------3--|
--Verse 1 (intro part plays)
--Fill:
F C F C Ge|--5-------3---1----|--0-----------------|B|-------6--1---1----|--1--------1-----3--|G|-----5----------2--|-------0---------0--|D|--7----------------|-----2-------2------|A|----------3--------|--3------3----------|E|--------------1----|-----------------3--|
--Verse 2
--Chorus (guitar plays chords with same picking pattern as intro:
Am G F C
Saving our children, saving our land
Dm C G
protecting us from things we can't understand
Am G F C
power and glory justice and right
Dm C G
I'm sure that you'll help us to see the light
Am G C F
and the love that you radiate will keep us warm
C G
and help us to weather the storm.
--Verse 3
--Fill as before.
--Chorus (repeated a couple of times).
--Crazy reggae section (3:28). Strummed chords:
Am G F C F C G e|---8--8---8----7-7--7--|---5-5--5---3-3--3--|------------3-3--3--|---7-7--7---7-7--7--|B|---10-10--10---8-8--8--|---6-6--6---5-5--5--|---6-6--6---5-5--5--|---8-8--8---8-8--8--|G|---9--9---9----7-7--7--|---5-5--5---5-5--5--|---5-5--5---5-5--5--|---7-7--7---7-7--7--|D|---10-10--10---9-9--9--|---7-7--7-----------|---7-7--7-----------|---9-9--9---9-9--9--|A|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|E|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
These chords are repeated with various different offbeat rhythms.
Listen to recording to get a feel for it.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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